LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

fistulōsus

fistulōsus (feminine fistulōsa, neuter fistulōsum)
Classical[fɪs.tʊˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[fis.tuˈlɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepost Augustanpipe-shaped, full of holes, porous
  2. adjectivepost Augustanhollow
  3. adjectivepost Augustanhaving fistulas, fistulous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefistulōsusfistulōsafistulōsum
genitivefistulōsīfistulōsaefistulōsī
dativefistulōsōfistulōsaefistulōsō
accusativefistulōsumfistulōsamfistulōsum
ablativefistulōsōfistulōsāfistulōsō
vocativefistulōsefistulōsafistulōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefistulōsīfistulōsaefistulōsa
genitivefistulōsōrumfistulōsārumfistulōsōrum
dativefistulōsīsfistulōsīsfistulōsīs
accusativefistulōsōsfistulōsāsfistulōsa
ablativefistulōsīsfistulōsīsfistulōsīs
vocativefistulōsīfistulōsaefistulōsa

fistŭlōsus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Pipeshaped, full of holes, porous (post-Aug.): terra bibula et pumicis vice fistulosa, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 110; so, terra, id. 17, 5, 3, § 34: telum culicis sorbendo fistulosum, hollow, id. 11, 2, 1, § 3: aculeus, id. 11, 37, 65, § 173: lapis, porous, id. 36, 23, 53, § 174: densitas spongiae, id. 27, 8, 45, § 69: caseus, Col. 7, 8, 5.—
II. Having fistulas, fistulous: cancer, Cato, R. R. 157, 3.

Origins

From fistula (“pipe, tube”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishfistulose
  • Italianfistoloso

In English words that came into English from fistulōsus

  • fistulosefistulōsus

Quick answers

What does fistulōsus mean in Latin?
fistulōsus, a adjective, means “pipe-shaped, full of holes, porous; hollow; having fistulas, fistulous”.
How do you pronounce fistulōsus?
In classical Latin, [fɪs.tʊˈɫoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fis.tuˈlɔː.s̬us].